Proposed Allapattah Community Redevelopment Area
A community-driven plan to transform 1,661 acres in the heart of Miami — addressing blight, economic disparity, and aging infrastructure while preserving the Caribbean and Latin American identity of "Little Santo Domingo." Somos Allapattah.
Four deliverables, one review portal
This portal collects the CRA creation deliverables for review — the engagement scope, the Finding of Necessity, the Existing Conditions assessment, and the 2025 Community Redevelopment Plan.
Project Management Scope & status
The engagement scope, deliverables, schedule, and a status tracker for each deliverable.
Finding of Necessity Final · Mar 2025
The statutory case — one slum condition and seven blight criteria under Chapter 163, F.S.
Existing Conditions Delivered
The physical, economic, and market baseline — demographics, industry, transit, and blight.
CRA Plan 2025 Draft
The redevelopment strategy — vision, four program areas, and a drill-down into every initiative.
Allapattah CRA — TIF Projection Model
Model 40-year tax-increment revenue on the $2.72B base (4,380 parcels, 2025 roll) — adjust participation, value growth, millage, HJR 1 reform, and present value, and add catalytic projects such as the 18-acre GSA site.
Why a CRA, and why now
Allapattah sits at Miami's geographic center — bounded by SR-112, I-95, the Miami River, and NW 19th Avenue — yet a working-class community of ~45,000 (median household income ~$36,000) lives alongside a $2.7B tax base, the region's largest hospital cluster (the Health District), and 1,500+ businesses employing an estimated 37,000 workers.
The Finding of Necessity documented one slum condition and seven blight criteria — far beyond the two the statute requires. A CRA lets the City reinvest growth in value locally through Tax Increment Financing (TIF), guided by the community’s priorities and protected against displacement.
“Somos Allapattah.” The plan preserves the neighborhood’s Caribbean/Latin American identity — with "Little Santo Domingo" and NW 17th Avenue as its cultural Main Street — while addressing blight and preventing displacement.
